After growing up in the UK Ian West, A Samoan passport holder, qualified to represent the island nation after working for the Samoa International Cricket Association (SICA) as High Performance coach. West, a left handed batsman and medium pace bowler, made his debut in the World Cricket League Division 8 tournament in September 2012.

Prior to that West played in the North Yorkshire & South Durham Premier Cricket League in England for Great Ayton CC and Buckley Ridges CC in Melbourne, Australia before moving to Auckland, New Zealand where he now works as a cricket writer for the Auckland Cricket Association and as a player/coach at Auckland University CC.

Why was it that Australia put in such a hazy performance in a match that mattered so much? Of the two teams they are the more experienced, the more used to winning and entering this week the more confident

Australia's selectors and management have been accused of being too harsh on Brad Haddin but the team's horrible display at Edgbaston suggests that they may actually have been too lenient, and not just on him

Australia's selectors and management have been accused of being too harsh on Brad Haddin but the team's horrible display at Edgbaston suggests that they may actually have been too lenient, and not just on him

Why was it that Australia put in such a hazy performance in a match that mattered so much? Of the two teams they are the more experienced, the more used to winning and entering this week the more confident